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Abstract
The system and method for handling article.Article in distribution network or processing can each disposal site in distribution network it is scanned, and scanning is recorded in central repository every time.Scanning information can be used for being generated to the real time access that data, analysis tool, forecasting tool and tracking are reported.
Description
It is on June 19th, 2014 that the application, which is application No. is the 201480036666.0, applying date, entitled " is used for
The divisional application of the application of system and method for the offer to the real-time tracing of the article in distribution network ".
Cross reference to related applications
This application involves and require on the June 19th, 2013 of the U. S. application submitted the 61/837,047th and in 2014
The 5 days 2 months U. S. application submitted the 61/936,239th equity.
Technical field
This disclosure relates to provide the real time information about the article in distribution network (distribution network).
Background technique
Article is received by using distribution network, tracked and circulated.As article is in the stream for such as delivering network etc
It is transmitted between open network, the state of each article at any time may be unavailable.Therefore, the operator of distribution network
(such as, United States Post Office administration or other operators) can it is expected to provide real-time tracing when article moves between distribution network
With complete article visibility.By that can track article condition in real time, distribution network can be realized operation, efficiency and circulation
Promotion in analysis, and improved new product and service are provided to the user of distribution network.
Summary of the invention
The system of each article visibility at any time or real time information is provided to distribution network or distribution network
Operator provides additional analysis ability and the measurement of improved service performance.Improved service performance measurement may make using stream
How the marketed material that user, consignor, mailer or any other entity of open network understand that distribution network is directed to user is
It executes.Improved performance evaluation also allows the operator of distribution network to identify inefficient, bottleneck or other in distribution network
Problem.
Article visibility can be referred to know and track the ability of the state of each article in distribution network.Marketed material
Fully visible property provides the additional capabilities for prediction work load analysis, including the article for predicting to arrive during certain period
Required resource during measuring and predicting certain period.These prediction work load analyses can be improved efficiency and realize operating cost
It saves.Article visibility is also to article owner, consignor, recipient and other offers for about each of distribution network
The real time access of the information of article.The data collected in full visibility systems can be polymerize, be manipulated, and be used to diagnose, degree
It measures and provides Additional Services to the user of distribution network.
In some respects, the system for the real-time tracing of article includes: the data storage bank communicated with central processing unit,
Central processing unit controls outputting and inputting from data warehouse；Multiple article processing facilities, each article processing facility include:
Scanner, the scanner are configured as scanning the computer readable code in article processing facility on processed article to generate
Scan data；And communication module, the communication module are configured as communicating with central processing unit and in real time to central processing unit
Scan data is provided for the storage in data warehouse；At least one module communicated with central processing unit, at least one mould
Block is configured as requesting, receive and manipulating the scan data from data warehouse in real time, and is configured as based on being manipulated
Scan data generates information in real time；And the interface communicated with module, wherein interface is configured as providing in real time to giving birth to
At information access.
In some embodiments, scan data includes the information for indicating computer readable code and the information of instruction scanner.
In some embodiments, the information for indicating scanner includes scanner type, scanner location and sweep time.
In some embodiments, at least one module includes stock model, which is configured as being based on being received
Scan data generate real-time or near real-time the inventory of the article at facility.
In some embodiments, at least one module includes prediction work load blocks, the prediction work load blocks quilt
Be configured to received scan data generate the expectation inventory of the article at facility.
In some embodiments, data warehouse is communicated with multiple circulation network systems, plurality of distribution network system
System is configured as providing the network information to data warehouse.
In some embodiments, multiple circulation network systems include the transport for being configured to supply transport resource and utilizing information
Information system.
In some embodiments, module includes prediction work load blocks, which is configured as base
In received scan data and the expectation inventory of the article at facility is generated based on transport resource using information.
In some embodiments, multiple circulation network systems include the article for being configured to supply article processing equipment information
Processing equipment system.
In some embodiments, module includes prediction work load blocks, which is configured as base
In received scan data and generate based on article processing equipment information the expectation inventory of the article at facility.
In some embodiments, module is performance measuring modules, which is configured as based on scan data
Analysis Service performance.
In some embodiments, system further includes access portal, which is configured as providing a user to scanning
The access of data or the information generated based on the scan data manipulated.
In some embodiments, access portal is configured as allowing to the scanning from article associated with specific user
The selective access of data.
On the other hand, the method for tracking multiple articles includes: to receive the scan data for being directed to multiple articles, scan data
It is to be generated from the computer-readable identifier on multiple articles；Scan data is stored in data warehouse；Use processing
Device generates Item Information to manipulate the scan data being stored in data warehouse with real-time or near real-time；And transmission generation
Item Information.
In some embodiments, scan data includes indicating the information of the scanner for generating scan data.
In some embodiments, the information for indicating scanner includes scanner type, scanner location and sweep time.
In some embodiments, the Item Information of generation includes the Real-time inventory of the article at facility.
In some embodiments, the Item Information of generation includes the expectation inventory of the article at facility.
In some embodiments, method further include: the expectation inventory generation based on article is negative for the prediction work of facility
It carries.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 shows the block diagram of the embodiment of the system of the real-time tracing for marketed material.
Fig. 2 shows the block diagrams of the embodiment to input in the system for the real-time tracing of marketed material.
Fig. 3 shows the flow chart of the embodiment of the article processing in description real time tracing system.
Specific embodiment
In detailed description below, with reference to forming part thereof of attached drawing.In the example shown, unless context in other ways
It indicates, otherwise similar symbol usually identifies similar component.Therefore, in some embodiments, part number can be multiple attached
Being used for similar component or part number in figure can change according to attached drawing.It is illustrating, in drawings and claims
The illustrative embodiments are not intended to restrictive.The spirit or scope of techniques presented herein theme are not being departed from
In the case of, other embodiments can be used, and other changes can be made.Will be readily appreciated that, here general description and
The all aspects of this disclosure described in attached drawing can be arranged, replace, merge and be designed with varied different configuration, institute
There are these to be clearly contemplated that and becomes a part of this disclosure.
This disclosure relates to the system and method for the fully visible property for providing the article in distribution network.This may include mentioning
For the real-time tracking capability for each of distribution network part.For example, real-time tracing is provided in distribution network
Each article, and for the component of distribution network, for example, pallet in distribution network, container, vehicle, truck, train,
Aircraft, crate, box, sack and many other components.Present disclosure also relates to following system and method: use real-time tracing
Service performance measurement and diagnosis, analysis ability, improved storage controlling and management are provided, provide information to third party to collect
With processing information, and to customer the service of wider scope is provided.Term " real-time " if may imply that data can get or
It is generated, it is just available for (internal or external) user.Term " near real-time " may imply that data can get at it
Or it can be used quickly after being generated, such as when scanning information is stored a period of time before enabling information to be used by technical equipment
When.For example, camera or scanner on article processing facility can batch processed image or scanning in specific time period, such as setting
Fixed number purpose scanning after, or pass time (for example, every 30 seconds, it is per minute, every 15 minutes or per hour) after.
In order to provide the above ability, the data of real-time tracing must be stored.In the distribution network with many articles,
Storage capacity must be sufficient to receive and store real time data and provide the access to the real time data stored.Some
In embodiment, system includes the central data store library communicated with the powerful analysis engine with processing capability in real time.
Distribution network may include multiple ranks.For example, distribution network may include regional circulation facility, junction station (hub) and
Unit delivers facility or any other desired rank.For example, nationwide distribution network may include with definition covers
The regional circulation facility of the one or more of cover area (for example, geographic area), is designated as receiving from defined covering
The article for taking in facility in region or the article from other regional circulation facilitys.Regional circulation facility can carry out article
Centre grade facility in covering area of the sorting to be delivered to another regional circulation facility or this area's circulation facility.Area stream
Logical facility can have one or more centre grade facilities in the overlay area of its definition.Centre grade facility, which can be subordinate to, to be had
Or multiple units deliver facilities, and can sort and deliver article to the unit associated by it and deliver facility.It is affixed one's name in United States Post Office
Situation in, unit deliver facility can be associated with ZIP code.Unit delivering facility is received from local sender and is come from
The article of centre grade facility or regional circulation facility.Unit delivering facility is also delivered to the area of coverage of unit delivering facility to intention
The article of destination in domain is sorted and is classified (stages).
Term mail, mailbag (mailpiece) and other terms be used to describe the embodiment of the present invention.These terms are only
It is exemplary, and the scope of the present disclosure is not restricted to mail, mailbag or postal application.
As used herein, term article can be referred in the system for the distribution of commodities individual object, object, multiple objects gather or
Person is in it with the container of more than one object.Article can be mail, magazine, atlas (flat), luggage, package, chest
Or any other article for the inventory for transporting or delivering in the system for the distribution of commodities or network.Term article may also refer to be configured as
Unit or object equipped with one or more individual articles, such as the container equipped with multiple mails, magazine, chest etc..Term
Article may also include be wherein put into article or object and then transport any object of article or object, container, storage region,
Luggage carrier, pallet, truck, railway carriage, aircraft or any other like equipment, as usually used in the system for the distribution of commodities and network
Those.
Fig. 1 shows the high-level frame of the embodiment of the system of the real-time tracing and analysis for the article in distribution network
Figure.
Exist in the circulation entity of some embodiments, such as commercial carrier, United States Post Office administration or other dealers etc
Each article is tracked between the entire process of circulation.In order to allow the real-time tracing to the article in distribution network, each article has
Exclusive identifier, such as computer readable code.In some embodiments, computer readable code can be bar code (for example,
Intelligent Mail(intelligent message bar code) (IMbTM)), RFID label tag, QR code, alphanumeric code,
Or any other desired computer readable code, uniquely identify article and/or coding information related with article.Each
Computer readable code can be provided by the personnel in processing equipment, the common carrier with mobile scanners have been, distribution network facility, transport
Quotient's scanning, or scanned by other entities in circulation chain.It may include that the scanning information of computer readable code is sent and stored
In central repository.
In some embodiments, real time tracing system can be described as notifying visibility (Informed Visibility
(IV)) system, wherein visibility is used to describe can be used about the information at article each time in the circulation process or point
Property.Notice visibility systems enhance efficiency and responsiveness by the comprehensive and integrated solution of creation, which mentions
Supplied the real time access for data, report and analysis tool, these data, report and analysis tool will be promoted mail tracking,
Service and scan performance measurement and monitoring, and provide and execute mail stock control, prediction work load analysis and diagnostic service
The ability of performance issue.
In some embodiments, prediction work load system can recognize the higher capacity for facility, transport resource etc.
The prediction period of more low capacity, and can provide and enable internal user or external user correspondingly adjustresources, personnel etc.
Deng warning.
IV system provides the functionality in several regions.For example, it includes the data storage and data bins run that IV system, which provides,
The integrated data repository in library, the data warehouse will be described in further detail below.
With reference to Fig. 1, distribution network includes IV or real time tracing system 100.Real time tracing system 100 includes data warehouse
110.Data warehouse 110 includes one or more processors and has storage capacity.Data warehouse 110 can be hosted in high density
On supercomputing platform or use high density supercomputing platform.Transaction record processing can be used in high density supercomputing platform
System obtains in real time or scanning, tracking and the other information of near real-time, including by being stored in data warehouse 110
Data quick, intensive and efficient data mining realize performance metric and business intelligence.Data warehouse 110 can be used and deposit
All or part of reservoir central database (MCDB) solution as data warehouse 110, be with high degree of availability and
The reliable system of scalability.SGI UV1000 and SGI UV2000 hardware frame two can be used in high density supercomputing platform
Person, by blade configurations, local two-way bandwidth is combined with very high solid state density and extensively for this comprising non-is uniformly deposited through what is routed
Reservoir accesses (NUMA) interconnection architecture.110 hardware of data warehouse can be empty in multiple axis, I/O, CPU, memory and reservoir
Horizontal (cluster) is indefinitely carried out quasi-ly and (large size with very big global addressable CPU/ memory construction is single vertically
One system image (images)) extend.The super computer system of real time tracing system 100 may include such as that 2011 4
The moon 8 is submitting, entitled, and " LOCALIZED DATA AFFINITY SYSTEM AND HYBRID METHOD (localizes number
According to interconnected system and mixed method) " U.S. Patent Application No. 13/083,396 described in such super computer system,
Full content is incorporated in this by reference.
Data warehouse 110 provides the individual data repository of scan event and diagnostic data, which supports real-time
Item tracing, service and scan performance and analysis.Data warehouse 110 includes computer readable storage medium and provides article
The single data storage bank of (for example, mail and atlas visibility) event and service performance data.It include all disposition events,
Nested (nesting) association, goods attribute, electronic document, transit information, agreement and polymeric article visibility data (example
Such as, article inventory, the workload of prediction and the polymerization of service score).Data warehouse 110, which receives and stores, passes through system interface
The current transaction data of received significant magnitude.The specific example of transaction data amount is provided elsewhere herein.Data
Warehouse 110 has the ability of long-term storage demand of meeting, and is designed to the high degree of availability of all critical datas and superfluous
It is remaining.Data warehouse 110 may include the hardware of the storage, processing and transmission of information for supporting 100 terabytes (TB) or more.
Data warehouse 110 is handled, manipulated and is arranged to the data for receiving and/or storing also according to the requirement of real time tracing system,
The requirement can be coded in system operatio instruction.
Data warehouse 110 can store the data of three kinds of basic class, and can be such as the behaviour of support real time tracing system 100
The data of these types are stored as different forms as needed for making, are stored in disparate databases etc..For example, data
It warehouse 110 can store transaction data, reference data and aggregated data.Transaction data may include that article needed for real-time processing chases after
Track data and service capability information, and the article and disposition event data of high capacity must be accommodated.Reference data can be stored
In reference database, the reference database storage business rules needed for information, logic and it is other infrequently change it is real-time
100 data of tracing system.For example, reference data may include that the maintenance of article processing equipment arranges and ability, facility layout.Common carrier
Route, transit route, subject plan etc..Aggregated data can be stored in polymerized data base, the polymerized data base can by with
In supporting functional module and application module, and including by polymerization, manipulation or the data that are used in other ways, and
And the data are based on the data from transaction data reservoir.
In some embodiments, data warehouse 110 is the individual data repository for all items scan data, branch
Hold item tracing；Service performance measurement；Service performance monitoring, warning and diagnosis；Scan performance measurement；Mail stock control, and
For the analysis of prediction work load.In some embodiments, data warehouse 110 is the computer-readable of such as memory etc
Storage medium.Memory may be structured to database or other similar structures control, classify and efficiently processing data with
In storing and fetch, such as memory hub Database Systems.In some embodiments, data warehouse 110 can occupy single position
It sets.In some embodiments, data warehouse 110 can be distributed in by between net connection one or more facilities together.
In some embodiments, data warehouse 110 includes processor, and the institute which is configured as control data warehouse 110 is active
Energy and feature.Processor is configured as receiving and executing operational order, receives communication request and sends communication request to other places
Device is managed, data are arranged to real-time or near real-time, and execute other desired characters of real time tracing system 100.
Data warehouse 110 receives, the processing equipment stored and processed in treatment facility, hand-held or portable scanning are set
Standby all scan datas.For all items (for example, mailbag, mail, atlas, burden, package, disposition unit are (for example, support
Disk and sack) and container (for example, tray and other containers)) scan data be received in data warehouse 110, be processed
To carry out the transmission and analysis of real-time or near real-time, and/or be stored.Data warehouse 110 is received, is stored and processed about circulation
The information of all items in network.Data warehouse 110 also receives, stores and processs and support item tracing；Service performance measurement；Clothes
Business performance monitoring, warning and diagnosis；Scan performance measurement；Mail stock control, and the institute of the analysis for prediction work load
It is necessary to electronic document informations.Data warehouse 110 receives, stores and processs all manifest informations, load event and nest relation,
To safeguard through the pass between nested block and package, block and disposal unit, disposal unit and container, container and truck etc.
System.Data warehouse 110 receives, stores and processs all unloading events and remove nest relation, to verify through nested block and packet
It wraps up in, block and disposal unit, disposal unit and container, the relationship between container and truck etc., and verified in order to be based on
Remove nested data modify with through the associated scan event of nested block and disposal unit.Data warehouse 110 is received, is stored
Institute between equal/corresponding bar code of processing is relevant, and equal/corresponding bar code can indicate identical items.Data bins
Library 110 receives, stores and processs transportation data, in order to support item tracing, for the analysis and service of prediction work load
Performance diagnogtics.In some embodiments, it includes block that data warehouse 110, which is received, stored and processed from common carrier scanning device,
The common carrier of grade scanning information operates scan event, in order to safeguard disposal unit to the relationship between common carrier and will scan thing
Part is associated with the object that common carrier is handled, such as generates for the disposal unit of all common carriers processing and their nested block
Imply the scanning that delivering reaches (out-for-delivery).Data warehouse 110 receive, storage and maintenance include sender/
The commission profile information of receiver relation and other data clientages, to support the commission of item tracing data.
Data warehouse 110 receives, handles and prepares the data and information for the report of real-time or near real-time.Data warehouse
110 receive the item tracing for supporting to be maintained, service performance measurement, service performance monitoring, warning and diagnosis, scan performance
It measures, mail stock control, and all data necessary to the analysis for prediction work load.In some embodiments, it sweeps
The number of days that data can be maintained minimum number is retouched, for example, 120 days, to support the legal requirement for report services measurement, and
Aggregated data and transaction data can be maintained minimum 2 years with the purpose for historical analysis and report.
Data warehouse 110 includes communication module 115, which is configured as from all various of distribution network
System, server, module, computer and facility receive communication, all kinds of systems, server, module, computer and facility
Input is provided, output is received or is connected to real time tracing system 100 in other ways.Communication module 115 is by processor control
System, and be stored in data warehouse 110 via the received information of communication module.Communication module 115 is real time tracing system
100 some components provide wired communication path.Communication module 115 also provide to various wireless networks for example internet connection,
The mobile data network, WLAN and wide area network of such as cellular network etc and it is any other it is desired wirelessly or non-wirelessly
The connection of communication means.
Real time tracing system 100 ensures that data are each side that is safe and being only supplied to allowance.Real time tracing system
100 safeguard or provide visit by reference to the information on data source, facility, operation code, common carrier route, delivering point, transmission etc.
It asks, to support report and analysis ability.Real time tracing system 100 be configured as storage and maintenance operation planning (documenting
Policy and configuration) to support prediction work load and diagnosis capability；It is configured as storage and maintenance holiday and nonworkdays letter
Breath is to support service performance to measure；The scanning sequency of article is determined to know which article and contact each other and to supervise
Control whether article runs with the correct sequence for classification.
Real time tracing system 100 includes functional module 120, which supports or provide system described here
It is functional.Functional module 120 can be the program run on (one or more) computer of real time tracing system, Huo Zheke
To be embodied on the separation computer communicated with real time tracing system 100.
Item tracing has been provided a user tracks such as mailbag, package, pallet, container, vehicle etc. between delivery process
The ability of article.For prediction work load analysis provide prediction work loading tool, make facility can be expected that and
It predicts the article capacity entered, type of items and carries out handling required types of equipment, to more effectively plan for article
Personnel depaly, classification and delivering.
Tracing module 122 and data warehouse 110 are connected to provide and obtain for any article in distribution network
Real-time or near real-time tracked information.For example, tracing module 122 tracks the state of each article and/or position in distribution network.With
Data warehouse 110 receive article scanning information, the information about item tracing can be requested or be received to tracing module 122.
Tracing module 122 can be used for tracking stand-alone item or one group of article, this group of article be according to consignor, identification code, destination,
Geography, due date, article owner or any other expectation group are grouped.In order to assist the article for tracking
It is grouped, the computer readable code on article may include identification code, or other about destination, delivery time, consignor etc.
Information.Tracing module 122 can be accessed by user by interface described below, to track the object in distribution network in real time
Product, or the snapshot of position of each article of user in distribution network is provided.
Stock model 124 is a module in functional module 120.Stock model 124 is based on various standards and provides circulation
The inventory of all items in network.For example, stock model 124 can provide given geographical location for example regional circulation facility, unit
Deliver the inventory of the article in facility, vehicle, the sack of common carrier or any other desired region etc..Stock model 124 is logical
It crosses and is connected with data warehouse 110 and request suitable Item Information come the article inventory information that collects.For example, each facility, section
Point, container etc. have to unique identifier known to real time tracing system, and be located at this specific position in article phase
Association.Stock model 124 can request the Item Information of each article associated with specific position, container etc..The information can
To be provided on the basis of real-time perhaps nearly reality or can be in the portal 140 by request entity via real time tracing system 100
Request under be provided.
Prediction work load blocks 126 need article inventory, equipment to provide based on current and prediction article inventory
Ask, personnel demand or it is other processing or delivering demand predictive information.Prediction work load blocks 126 and data warehouse 110
It is connected with stock model 124 to predict inventory, workload, personnel etc..Prediction work load blocks 126 are configured as needle
Predictive information is provided to entire distribution network or for any component of distribution network.For example, regional circulation facility includes object
Product processing equipment needs the personnel depaly of certain human resources efficiently to be operated.Prediction work load blocks
126 can automatically or demand-driven, for example, when being requested by facility personnel.Prediction work load blocks 126 are used for: base
In electronic manifest record, scanning information, routing iinformation etc., obtain from data warehouse 110 about to regional circulation facility
The information of each article on the way.Information may include that type of items, item sizes, article capacity, Item Weight, special disposition are wanted
It asks, the information of the article grade of service and any other expectation and storage.
Prediction work load blocks 126 obtain current facility library from data warehouse 110 from stock model 124 or directly
It deposits.Prediction work load blocks 126 also generate, receive or obtain in other ways history inventory information.For example, prediction work
Make load blocks 126 and obtains or generate history inventory information.History inventory information may include inventory or the processing capacity, mistake of yesterday
Go several days inventory, upper one week on the same day when inventory or capacity, the inventory on the same day of upper one year or capacity or any
Other desired history inventories or capacity levels.Prediction work load blocks 126 then predict the facility for the given period or
The inventory of arrival is how many by given time.Prediction work load blocks 126 also store or can obtain institution information, packet
Include the type of the equipment at facility, the quantity of operator that every sample equipment needs, at facility available haulage vehicle quantity, with
And other similar facilities information.
Based on all above- mentioned information, then prediction work load blocks 126 generate the predictive information about the following terms: which
A little equipments should operates, how many operator will be needed operate equipment, how many vehicle will be needed transport article, processing is run
Should when beginning and end and any other expectation information.These prediction work load datas can be used for optimization equipment
Runing time, only arrange the operator needed, personnel, vehicle etc..In some embodiments, prediction data can in advance very
It is provided long, so that can for example shift to an earlier date 2-3 days, mention the last week or any other desired time to make personnel depaly
Determine and generate job placement.
Prediction work load blocks 126 can analyze the transport capacity and utilization rate and the object with arrival of various transport resources
Product inventory compares with exploitation " stopping that truck (hold that truck) " instruction.For example, if leaving the truck of facility
Fully loaded and real time tracing system 100 does not recognize the article come and can be loaded in the truck, and if does not have on truck
The article for having those grades of service or delivery rate that will be compromised, then prediction work load blocks 126 can indicate that facility personnel will
The minute or hour for leaving delay setting quantity of truck.This, which can promote, is used without harm delivering peace to the more efficient of resource
Row.
Prediction work load blocks 126 can also be provided at any time to object at any facility or unit in distribution network
The prediction inventory of product.Prediction inventory can be generated in real time, and with the input variation to real time tracing system 100 and by more
Newly.It is inside and outside that prediction inventory can be supplied in real time distribution network via user interface described in other places here
User.
After article is received in distribution network via electronic manifest or physics receipt, prediction work load blocks 126
For all disposition events of article in predictable delivering.As each article disposition event is predicted, real time tracing system 100
It can be seen that each article predicted path, and identify article by distribution network progress moving process in any potential efficiency or
Problem.
Service performance module 128 provides monitoring and internally reports the mode of real time service information with outside shareholder, this
Allow immediately and wiser decision-making.Service performance module 128 and data warehouse 110 connect and according to desired performance
Assessment or inquiry request special article information.Service performance module 128 can be mentioned to mailer, consignor, the personnel of facility etc.
For the warning about undetermined in processing and upcoming poor efficiency.Service performance module 128 also provides diagnosis, which allows
Dealer, common carrier, consignor or its hetero-organization are identified by the use to analysis tool and report and diagnostic service performance
The reason of loss.Service performance module 128, which is provided, predicts to personnel and alerts the potential problems that may endanger service performance
Ability.Service performance module 128 is enabled to monitor and reports each rank about article, pallet and container in mail carrying process
The measurement of the scanning percentage of section.
In some embodiments, real time tracing system 100 provides service performance measurement (SPM), which makes
Obtaining dealer, common carrier, consignor or other entities can determine that compared with service standard, article is moved to purpose from origin
Ground the time it takes.SPM may also include the warning of instruction service performance problem in real time, and enabled to the progress of service performance problem
Diagnosis.In some embodiments, SPM is included in front of problem actually occurs, and provides to the user of system for imminent
The warning of service problem.Imminent service problem can be determined or be predicted based on Item Information and disposition event information.Example
Such as, if the given mail capacity for being directed to a certain facility, but real time tracing system are sometime located in the prediction of real time tracing system 100
100 are also realized that no enough article processing equipments 212, personnel or transport resource are available, then real time tracing system 100 can
There is provided to the user of real time tracing system 100 takes warning and the inadequate resource of movement to be disposed into before the time arrives
The article come or the article left away from the facility.
In some embodiments, service performance module 128 provides service performance and diagnoses (SPD) tool.SPD tool is configured
To enable distribution network personnel's monitoring service performance, potential service performance risk is identified, and when service problem occurs
Determine their root by.SPD tool can on website, special purpose computer, mobile application or any other desired platform
With, and can provide such as transmission of periodic emails, SMS message, real-time alerting etc. comprising service capability information more
Newly.SPD tool is via 128 access needle of service performance module to the complexity of all items and real-time item tracing data and service
Performance data, and these data can be accessed from data warehouse 110.In some embodiments, diagnostic service performance determine from
The time passed between-two disposition events of article circulation time that data warehouse 110 obtains.Service performance module 128 can be counted
Calculate and store the article circulation time between adjacent disposition event and specified disposition event pair.Service performance module can be calculated and be followed
Ring time statistical data is to characterize the distribution and the corresponding punctual performance of article answered of article circulation time.
In some embodiments, service performance module 128 provides scanning measurement.SM is the visibility to article disposition event
Measurement.Service performance module 128 enables entity to monitor and report for all items, disposal unit, container object etc.
Accuse the measurement about disposition event visibility.SM is for each article, disposal unit, container object or article Life Cycle
What interim other entities measured.For each disposition event, service performance module 128 produces and shows to have collected and sweeps
Retouch table/figure of percentage.This view of scanning measurement provides effective monitoring and control to scan performance, and allows to operate
The promotion of performance.
In some embodiments, service performance module 128 calculates two main scanning and countings: 1) scanning and counting captured
With 2) desired scanning and counting.The scanning and counting of capture can be defined as receiving the quantity of the article of scanning or disposition event.It will
Tracking is counted for the separation of expectation and the scanning of undesirable capture.Desired scanning and counting is defined as that disposition should be received
The article of event or the predicted quantity of mailbox object；Undesirable scanning and counting is defined as receiving the disposition thing not predicted
The quantity of the mailbox object of part.It is as follows for two formula of scanning measurement score:
Tracking and service performance measurement business rules and calculating can handle the information provided by data warehouse 110 in real time,
To provide newest end-to-end visibility and class of service information based on article disposition event.Other processing logical process are for clothes
Performance diagnogtics, article inventory, the prediction work of being engaged in load, visibility is measured and the information of Consumer Reports and analysis system function.
Real time tracing system 100 further includes application module 130.Application module 130, which provides, checks, reports, customizes and visits
Ask the mode of the business intelligence for the product data collected and handled by data warehouse 110 and functional module 120.Application module 130
It may include business intelligence (BI) module 132.BI module 132 provides the real time access to data, standardization and customized report
It accuses, and the other feature by being designed wieldy same public system interface.It can by the data that BI module 132 provides
It is provided by one or more modules in data warehouse 110 or functional module 120 or is fetched from them.BI module 132 to
Internal and external customer is provided to all information about the mail handled by the functional module 120 of real time tracing system 100
Single access.BI module 132 can be accessed via portal 140, which can be such as website, mobile application, dedicated end
The various platforms or the user interface in equipment at end, computer etc, computer can be wired by communicating with data warehouse 110
Or wireless network accesses.
In some embodiments, BI module 132 allows user to generate the user interface of customization, and the user interface of the customization can
Possess via user or the website that provides or mobile application it is available to the customer of user.In this case, BI module 132 combines institute
The API of offer, can allow for user access the data from data warehouse 110 for be used in or for user oneself system.
BI module 132 can provide configurable instrument board, report, inquiry and warning also for user.BI module 132 is configured as allowing to use
The data of the article about user are analyzed, manipulated or be inclined in a manner of family is any desired by the user.
User interface can be communicated via portal 140 with functional module 120, application module 130 and data warehouse 110.User
Interface can be generated by distribution network or the third party by wanting access to real time tracing system 100, developer, user or another
Entity generates.User interface allows the customization to system preference, comprising: setting commission accesses in profile setting, management is subscribed to,
It navigates to other dealers, common carrier or consignor website and checks the option of the inquiry and report liked.BI module 132 can
With private subscribers interface, which, which can also be provided, is arranged module 134 to data analysis module 133, data and increases
The access of strong type data access (EDA) module 135.
Data analysis module 133 provides higher level analysis engine to handle the sophisticated functions of e-mail messages, such as predicts, is excellent
Change, modeling.Emulation and forecast.Using the data from data warehouse 110, analysis engine allows the user of system to customize data
View be used for Operations Analyst and plan, such as prediction work load analysis, network and delivering optimization, cost analysis and income
Guarantee.
In some embodiments, data analysis module 133 can be by the electronic manifest submitted from consignor or mailer
Article inventory is compared with the practical arrival article from mailer or consignor.Data analysis module 133 can determine mailing
The manifest accuracy of person or consignor, and this information is provided to consignor or mailer.Manifest accuracy is also acted as to prediction
The input of workload module 126 is for predicting the mail capacity come and determining for workload.For example, if postal
The person of posting or consignor have 95% accuracy, or if mailer or consignor usually provide it is more than the article on manifest
Article, then prediction work load blocks 126 can determine the article of prediction in the facility to receive mailer or consignor's article
This information is considered when inventory.The article of number of computations can be increased to prediction inventory by prediction work load blocks 126, or can be
Built-in time considers the error between electronic manifest and practical received article in prediction work load.
Data are arranged that module 134 provides will be about can use in the information of article and data warehouse 110 and functional module 120
Information and system a variety of methods for sharing of internal and external customer.This includes to standard Application Programming Interface (API) and new
The access of the environment of the exploitation of service, user of the new demand servicing to the system of trustship in dealer, consignor or common carrier environment
The view of custom-built query, report and product data is provided.Data be arranged module 134 can be used for controlling the access to information with
And information is provided to the entity correctly accessed.In some embodiments, data are arranged module 134 and can provide to entity and reality
The comparable access of allowance of the interest, ownership or access information of body.
For example, consignor or mailer can request the access to Item Information.For privacy consideration and other reasons, stream
Open network may not expect the shared information about each article in distribution network, but only share about by delivery human hair
It send, possess or the information of article associated with consignor in other ways.In order to describe, mailer can be assigned mailer
ID, the mailer ID are coded in the computer readable code on article.When mailer requests access to article letter via portal 140
When breath, module 134, which is arranged, in data to request mailer ID via user interface.After receiving mailer ID, mould is arranged in data
Block 134 authorizes the access for the article that the computer-readable medium for the mailer ID for using coding to have mailer is scanned or identified simultaneously
Data about the article are provided.By this method, mailer is only able to access that mailer has posted and mailer upper
The identified article in face.
In some embodiments, real time tracing system by article and can be posted based on equivalent or corresponding computer readable code
Person or consignor are associated.For example, mailer or consignor, which can provide, has such as IMbTMIt (is used for example, being affixed one's name to by United States Post Office
Code) etc coding have mailer ID or consignor ID computer readable code article.Distribution network is for the ease of handling, advise
Generalized or in order to which other reasons can mark again article.When distribution network marks article again, the code that marks again
The article processing equipment as executing mark again is supplied to real time tracing system 100.Real time tracing system can store original
The IMb of offerTMAgain the association between computer readable code marked.In this way, if when article moves between distribution network
A former code is scanned, and Item Information can be updated in data warehouse 110, and real time tracing system can by article with
Mailer or consignor are associated.
In some embodiments, recipient can request access to real time tracing system to check that intention is delivered to the object of recipient
State, type and the quantity of product.By input recipient's identifier (for example, the address of recipient or other unique marks
Know symbol), data are arranged module 134 and can request to deliver about intention from data warehouse 110 by one or more functions module 120
To the information of each article of recipient.
In some embodiments, consignor's (for example, retailing quotient, online marketplace or any other entity) may wish
Hope the visibility information for accessing their interested articles.Data are arranged module 134 and can request to be sold by retailer, pass through online
Market handle and be originated from each article of specific location Item Information or any other expectation information.Mould is arranged in data
Block 134 is configured as identifying or is provided or be coded in by entity article by using unique identifier, source address, consignor
On any other unique identifier it is associated come the standard for identifying with being provided by consignor, retailer, online marketplace etc.
Each article.
The also comparable needs of module 134, which are arranged, in data can be equipped or be supplied to user or reality in article visibility information
To the security feature of user or Entity Authorization or verifying before body.
EDA module 135 is internally provided with external user to data analysis, BI and data deployment tool in private environment
Non-product example access.In this environment, the authorized advanced level user of system can extract article from data warehouse 110
Property data create the report objects of customization.These objects can be saved in the environment, and user has in other EDA modules
In the community of 135 users " disclosure " and share they report ability.EDA user's (for example, mailing industry) has with minimum
Technical investment analysis product data cost-efficient method.EDA module 135 can be the interface with a certain entity, the reality
Data that body allows the access of authorized entity to be stored in data warehouse 110 and providing enable entity create using and/
Or program is used to access one group of API of the data generated by real time tracing system 100.EDA module 135 can be embodied in have and deposit
On the computer of reservoir and processor.EDA module 135 can be embodied in the super computer system including real time tracing system 100
On.EDA module 135 is communicated with data warehouse 110.EDA module 135 can be third party, developer or other entity interesteds
" sandbox " function is provided to access and manipulate the data being stored in data warehouse 110.Sandbox function can provide sample article number
According to or from data warehouse 110 actual object data, and provide access-sample or real data to third party developer
How interface accesses, fetches, requests, is arranged, manipulates and otherwise uses the number from data warehouse 110 to understand
According to, the knowledge can be realized by third party and developer for for applying, web site or other programs.These third parties and Kai
Originator may make application, web site or other programs to desired tracking article, receive business intelligence, receptivity data, generation
Consumer, user, mailer, consignor or the other entities of prediction work load data etc. are available.
Application module 130 including BI module 132 can access via portal 140, and some of which can pass through
Outside the user and customer of pin quotient, consignor or common carrier or they can be used, and some of which can be in dealer, support
Inside fortune people or group in common carrier, unit, personnel or other entities or they can be used.
Real time tracing system 100 described herein provides item tracing, the analysis of prediction work load, service performance survey
Amount, service performance are monitored, alert and are diagnosed, scan performance measures, data are arranged and report and notify the energy of visibility interface
Power.
Data are arranged and report is provided to standard and report from group and the access of the report based on customers' preferences, report
It is obtained from the single source of the real-time data for sending and storing.Notice visibility interface provides the visit provided to single piece of information source
The interface asked is to support mail tracking, service and scan performance and analysis.Provide a user the type chosen and want received data
The bigger flexibility for providing report with the ability of quantity and being integrated with other Consumer Systems.Improved interface also provides a user
Management is subscribed to by commission, the management of other users access data and the ability of access performance instrument board.
In some embodiments, real time tracing system 100 is configured as existing in article life cycle or in other words
Each stage in article processing stream tracks article.In the processing of article life cycle, packaging, transport and in other stages, object
Product can be placed to various groups, polymerization, container, pallet or have similar characteristics (for example, type, starting point, destination etc.
Deng) disposition object.In order in article life cycle as each article is placed into various containers, group etc. to each
Article is tracked, real time tracing system 100 create nesting with go nested to be associated with and operate.In order to describe, article is in processing stream
In be received.When article is placed in empty pallet, basin, container, sack or other disposal facilities, disposal unit is created
It builds, and uniquely tagged is applied to disposal facility.Disposal unit can be the physical unit comprising more than one article.Disposition
Unit can also be is employed to the nested associated logic unit of mark in data warehouse 110.When article is put into disposition
When in unit, the nested association between article and disposal unit is created.For example, by by the unique identifier of each article with
Identifier on unique label tray, which is associated, is nested in each article in disposal unit.In this way, as pallet is processed
And scanning, data warehouse 110 receive the disposition information for each article being nested in disposal unit.Disposal unit and at it
The article of inside nesting can be classified, handle or be classified.
In some embodiments, disposal unit can be placed into composite object.Composite object can be reception more than one
The object of disposal unit, such as: container, truck, aircraft, train etc..During disposition, disposal unit can be nested to compound
In mailbox object (for example, into container).Container is between life cycle using the unique identifier on container (for example, container mark
Board) it is tracked.As disposal unit is nested into container, the nest relation between disposal unit and container is created.It is multiple
Object is closed for example to be disposed by transport, loading or unloading.So as associated composite object is disposed, nested place
Unit is set also to be tracked with nested article.Whenever disposal unit or scanned recombiner unit, data warehouse 110 receives scanning
Information.Any nested association for article associated with the disposal unit of scanning or recombiner unit is identified, and is directed to
The record information of article is updated according to scanning information.For example, if recombiner unit is scanned or is included into area, circulation is set
It applies, is updated to reflect that area cirulating for each data record with the associated article of nesting associated with recombiner unit
Facility is included in position.In this way, the process of each article (for example, each independent mail) can be tracked in the circulation process, i.e.,
It is scanned independently each article at each position or facility.
When destination of the composite object close to it, disposal unit is gone nesting, and disposal unit and appearance from container
Nested association between device terminates.Disposal unit is as it is towards before the route of its destination and then continuing processed.Work as place
When setting unit and having serviced its intention of the nested mail of transport, individual articles are removed nesting, and disposal unit from disposal unit
Nested association between mail terminates.Article is as they are towards before the road of their destination and then continuing processed.
After all articles go nesting from disposal unit, unique label tray is removed from pallet, basin, container or sack.
Association is only physically located in the period on the inside of disposal unit or compound mailbox object effectively in nested article or disposition.
Fig. 2 shows the embodiments of the input of marketed material to real time tracing system 100.It is shown in Figure 2 to input to reality
When tracing system 100 information is provided, these information make real time tracing system 100 be capable of providing function described here, feature
And service.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from enterprise servers 201 and is inputted.Enterprise servers are to receive to input from multiple sources
Regional server, and serve as these sources to real time tracing system 100 single information point.Enterprise servers 201 take from area
Business device 202 receives scanning information, and this area's server is connected to mobile scanners have been 203.Mobile scanners have been 203 can be with area
Server 202 carries out wired or wireless communication.Mobile scanners have been 203 can be carried by delivery entity (for example, common carrier).Movement is swept
The computer readable code that device 203 is configured as on scanning article is retouched, and computer readable code and any encoded information are sent out
It send to regional server 202.Mobile scanners have been 203 can also have the function of GPS.Mobile scanners have been 203 can also be in real time or closely real
When to regional server 202 send GPS location.This enables real time tracing system 100 to exist in each common carrier or vehicle
It is tracked when being moved between distribution network.
In order to describe, common carrier (for example, mail common carrier or other delivery entities) reaches unit and delivers facility, and connects
Receive mobile scanners have been 203.Common carrier can scan each article using mobile scanners have been when article is placed on truck.This
Scanning information is received in mobile scanners have been 203, and by real time or near real-time be sent to regional server 202.Area
Server 202 receives scanning information from multiple mobile scanners have been 203, and sends all scanning informations to enterprise servers
201.Enterprise servers 201 transmit scanning information to real-time tracing server 100, and wherein the scanning information is by data warehouse 110
Or other components are stored, are handled, manipulated or are utilized in other ways.
As common carrier delivers each article to each destination, common carrier scans article using mobile scanners have been 203, and
Instruction article is delivered.Delivering scanning information is transferred into real time tracing system 100, as described above.Each enterprise servers 201
Can receive input from multiple regional servers 202, and each regional server can be received from multiple mobile scanners have been 203 it is defeated
Enter.In some embodiments, each common carrier can have uniquely identifiable mobile scanners have been 203.In some embodiments, it holds
Carrier must login mobile scanners have been 203 or in other ways to mobile scanners have been 203 identify he/he itself.Common carrier
Mark also can be transmitted to real time tracing system 100.
Enterprise servers 201 can also receive input from ground/aerial management system 204.Ground/aerial management system 204
It can be operated by distribution network, or can be the third party's service provided by air transport service to coordinate from each provenance or stream
The ground of the article of open network or air transport.Ground/aerial management system 204 can be via enterprise servers 201 to chasing after in real time
Track system 100, which is provided, is loaded in haulage vehicle thereon, the picking time of estimation about article and for aerial or ground
The information that the delivering of transportation equipment and/or vehicle arranges.
Visibility server 210 provides article scanning and visibility information to real time tracing system 100, this takes place mostly in
Article disposes event.The place that visibility server 210 can be similar to enterprise servers is: it collects information from various inputs
And information is provided to real time tracing system 100.Integrated data server 211 provides article scanning letter to visibility server
Breath.Integrated data server 211 is received from multiple article processing equipments 212 and is inputted.Article processing equipment 212 also transmits mark
The unique identifier of every sample article processing equipment 212.This unique identifier is sent to real time tracing system 100, wherein object
The association of 212 unique identifier of product information and article processing equipment is made.This enables real time tracing system 100 each
The scanning of article processing equipment 212 determines article is located at where when occurring.Each scanning can also be classified or be defined as specifically to dispose
Event.For example, if to article scanning occur article be included in or entrance on, the event of disposition can be into part scan
(induction scan), and dispose event description and be provided to real time tracing system 100 and be stored in data warehouse 110
In.Every mark of sample article processing equipment 212 and transmission disposition event type.In some embodiments, disposition event can be embedding
Set event, go nested event, processing event, shipment events (for example, being loaded on train, aircraft, truck etc.), sorting when
Between, Delivery time, loading/unloading event, re-routing event and occur when article moves between distribution network any other
Disposition event.The type of event can be stored in the record of the article in data warehouse 110.Article record may include that computer can
Reading code, any Item Information, the article grade of service, consignor or mailer ID, destination from electronic manifest and from object
The received any other information of product.
In some embodiments, each article will undergo the similar process of disposition event.For example, most of articles will be undergone
Including being included in or entrance, reaching starting facility, the processing at starting facility, nested event, transport to trans-shipment point (for example, area
Treatment facility), reach trans-shipment point, the processing at trans-shipment point, transport to destination facility, arrive at the destination facility, transport and pass
Unit is sent, nested event is gone, reaches delivery unit, the processing at delivery unit, takes out the place that article is delivered and delivered
Set event.These are only exemplary, and article can undergo more or fewer disposition events, without departing from the application's
Range.
In some embodiments, article processing equipment 212 includes article imaging device (for example, camera), which may
The identification of light feature is enough executed, or the image of capture article, the image will then carry out light feature identification.Images of items or from
The data derived in images of items are also provided to visibility server 210 and are then provided to real time tracing system
100。
Visibility server 210 is also received from intelligent article server 213 and is inputted, which receives
Input from one or more hand-scanners 214.Hand-scanner 214 can be received facility (for example, post office or arriving
The entrance of regional circulation facility) in employee or personnel use.When article is received in distribution network or in circulation facility
When, each article can be used hand-scanner 214 to be scanned, which reads the calculating on article
Machine readable tag, and Item Information is transmitted to intelligent article server 213.Hand-scanner 214 may be additionally used for working as article
Article is scanned when being placed on the truck in facility, for transporting to intermediate facilities or being delivered outward.Hand-held
Scanner 214 can also scan the computer-readable identifier that article is loaded on truck thereon.Hand-scanner 214 to
Visibility server 210 provides article scanning information and truck identifier, the visibility server 210 provide information in turn
Real time tracing system.Hand-scanner 214 can also send the mark of position at the position using hand-scanner 214
Symbol.Each hand-scanner 214 can also provide the hand-scanner mark for identifying scanner to visibility server 210
Symbol, the hand-scanner identifier can also be associated with the operation employee identification of employee of hand-scanner 214 is identified.
Visibility server 210 is received from full service server 215 and is inputted, the full service server 215 and one or more
A full service hand-scanner 216 connects and therefrom receives information.Full service server 215 and full service hand-held scanner
Device 216 can be possessed/be operated by third party (for example, mailer, consignor or other similar solids).When mailer or consignor hold in the palm
When transporting many articles, mailer or consignor prepare electronic manifest or document about delivery.Mailer or consignor can hold in the palm
Fortune scans the computer readable code on each article when being prepared to create electronic manifest.In some embodiments, mailer or
It is complete that consignor, which can scan each article to verify electronic manifest,.Electronic manifest and from full service hand-scanner
Scanning information be provided to full service server 215, and be provided to visibility server 210 in turn.It is provided to reality
When tracing system 100 electronic manifest can identify mailer or consignor or it by mailer or consignor ID and can lead to
Customer's login ID or other unique identifiers are crossed to uniquely identify mailer or consignor.Real time tracing system 100 will
The mailer ID or delivery of customer's login ID or other unique identifiers with the article that is applied to mailer or consignor
People ID is associated.
Visibility server 210 can dispose server 217 from one or more terminals and receive input.Terminal disposes server
217 receive scanning information from aerial or ground transport device when can be scanned and be loaded on vehicle to be transported in article.Eventually
Disposition server 217 also transmittable unique identifier in end is to identify vehicle that each article is loaded to.Carry out self terminal disposition clothes
The scanning information of business device 217 only can be sent to real time tracing system 100 by visibility server 210.
Real time tracing system 100 can be received from ground visibility server 220 and be inputted.Ground visibility server can be from fortune
Defeated server 221 receives scanning and visibility information, which receives from various transportation systems 222 input in turn.
Transportation system 222 may include parking lot management system, the parking lot management system record, track and provide with it is specific in distribution network
The availability of the associated ground transport resource in position, for example, at the circulation facility of given area available truck quantity.Fortune
Defeated system 222 also provides unique identifier for each delivering assets (for example, vehicle), and unique identifier can be by transportation servers
221 access, and finally accessed by real time tracing system 100.When real time tracing system 100 is from enterprise servers 201 or visibility
When server 210 receives delivering asset identifier, these unique identifiers for delivering assets physically identify each delivering money
It produces.Transportation system 222 also provides the GPS information of the position about each transportation asset.
Transportation system 222 also provides to real time tracing system 100 about the availability and delivery resources for delivering assets
The information of GPS location is for determining etc. for prediction work load.
Real time tracing system 100 is also received from facility access server 223 and is inputted.Facility access server to mailer or
Consignor provides the interface for being arranged into the Delivery time for being included in facility.For example, mailer can have multiple articles, to more
A article applies computer-readable identifier, and provides electronic manifest for them.Facility access server 223 connects
The inventory that the input for sending time and position with charge free of the arrangement of mailer is received to arrive to distribution network warning.Real time tracing system
100 can use this information in its stock control, prediction work load determination and other processing.
Real time tracing system 100 is also received from logistics conditional server 224 and is inputted.Logistics conditional server is received about passing
Send information of vehicle and transport resource, including maintenance state, malfunction, GPS location etc..This car status information is supplied
To real time tracing system 100, wherein it can be used for prediction work load determination, inventory forecast.From logistics conditional server
The GPS position information of 224 vehicle and the unique identifier of vehicle can be used for when moving between distribution network to article
Real-time or near real-time tracking.Real time tracing system 100 can have each facility that is being stored or providing from external source
GPS coordinate.As transport resource GPS location is tracked, on logistics conditional server 224 using geo-fencing system come
Transport resource is close to facility or sends warning to real time tracing system 100 when in the geography fence that facility is established or leads to
Know.Real time tracing system 100 this information can be used to carry out prediction work load and determine, determine for item tracing and inventory.
Real time tracing system 100 receives input from address server 230 and destination server 231.Address server 230
From destination, corrigendum module 232 receives input.It corrects module 232 and provides about address correction, email relaying and other in destination
Article redirects the information of service.These can be used for inventory's calculating to the input of real time tracing system 100 and prediction work is negative
It carries and determines.These may be additionally used for service performance measurement to promote the efficiency of article processing.Destination server 231 provides purpose
Ground marker symbol.Each computer readable code includes encoded destination mark symbol.In the situation of mail service, this purpose
Ground identifier can be ZIP code.Destination server 231 identifies encoded destination mark symbol to real time tracing system 100
Be what and physics destination what is, which is received in the scanning from visibility server 210.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from facility server 233 and is inputted.Facility server 233 includes about distribution network
In facility information.For example, facility server 233 is provided to real time tracing system 100 to the object at the type of facility, facility
Product processing equipment 212, the size of facility (that is, how many trucies parking stall, occupied area, assembly area etc.) and other facilities letter
The description of breath.When the execution of real time tracing system 100 is loaded for the prediction work of specific facilities to be determined, real time tracing system
100 need to know that article processing equipment 212 is located at specific facilities, so that it is determined that runing time, must use what fill
It is standby and how long etc..
Real time tracing system 100 receives input from sorting planning system 234.Sorting planning system 234 describes each object
What, the other information of capacity, speed and the operation about article processing equipment 212 product processing equipment 212 can do.It chases after in real time
Track system 100 is calculated prediction work using this information and loads and arrange facility operations.
Real time tracing system 100 receives input from dot system 235 is collected.Bleeding point management system 235 is provided about collection
The information of point, the acquisition time at each bleeding point, the physical location of bleeding point and the other information about bleeding point.If
Distribution network is mail service, and the blue mailbox on street corner can be bleeding point.Dot system 235 is collected to real time tracing system
100 notice bleeding points collect the time be when, and can provide the confirmation collected.For example, if common carrier is collected from bleeding point
Article, article are scanned via mobile scanners have been 203.Bleeding point (for example, blue mailbox) identifier is also used motion scan
Device 203 is scanned.Real time tracing system 100, which receives, collects point identifier, and comes using from the input for collecting dot system 235
Bleeding point is identified according to point identifier is collected, and determines that the physical location of bleeding point is.In some embodiments, it chases after in real time
The GPS coordinate of bleeding point can be compared to determining acknowledgement of consignment with by the GPS coordinate that wireless scanner 203 provides by track system 100
Whether quotient is punctual, if in correct position, and makes any other desired determination using this information.
Real time tracing system 100 is also received from dynamic route tool 236 and is inputted.Dynamic routing tool 236 can be used for
Any grade of distribution network prepares dynamic route, and can be used to determine inventory, prediction work load etc..
Real time tracing system 100 is received from safeguard service device 237 and is inputted.Safeguard service device provides maintenance information, such as object
The maintenance state of product processing equipment 212, failure repair state, preventive maintenance arrangement and other maintenance information.This information can
Be used for prediction work load determine with 212 availability of article processing equipment is accounted for so as to accurately predict or analyze to
Determine will have what runing time, personnel and other requirements in facility.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from electronic editing system 238 and is inputted, and common carrier or other resources can be within the system
Input the information about specific destination.For example, the signable specific purpose of common carrier be located in that nobody is effective or destination
It is requested not deliver or another delivery instructions.This information is provided to electronic editing system 238, and is provided to reality from there
When tracing system 100.It is determining determining to prevent or change for impacted with inventory that this information can be used for prediction work load
Destination delivering.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from people system 240 and is inputted.People system 240 include about employee, schedule,
Can with employee, the information and the relevant information of other human resources of the mark of employee checking card or work.This information is real-time
Any personnel is available tracing system 100 for identification in prediction work load determines, or will be in given time
Given facility is available.This be used to determine based on the quantity of available operator what article processing equipment 212 can be operated or
Operation.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from service standard catalogue 241 and is inputted.Service standard catalogue 241 includes about article
The information of the grade of service.Computer-readable identifier on article may include article service level identifier.The grade of service can have
There are different processing requirement and time requirement.When article scanning is received from visibility server 210, it is seen that sex service device
210 provide for computer readable code in the article grade of service wherein encoded.Real time tracing system 100 is by article grade of service code
Cross reference is carried out with the article grade of service identified by article grade of service code.Therefore, real time tracing system 100 is generated and is deposited
The storing articles grade of service in prediction work load or inventory's determination for using.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from ID system 242 and is inputted.ID system 242 store mailer, consignor, retailer,
Or the identifier of any other entity of the identifier with the computer readable code that can be coded on article.Work as calculating
When machine code-reading is received from visibility server 210, computer readable code may include or coding mailer or consignor ID.It is real
When tracing system 100 will from the received encoded mailer of visibility server 210 or consignor with from ID system 242
The mark of mailer or consignor carry out cross reference, and store the association between article and mailer or consignor.It chases after in real time
This information can be used to provide about tracked information, the business intelligence by mailer or the article of consignor ID mark in track system 100
Energy or other SPM information.Although mailer and consignor ID are described herein, the computer readable code on article
The ID of middle coding can be referred to any desired entity, such as recipient, article owner, retailing quotient etc..
Real time tracing system 100 is received from Accreditation System 243 and is inputted.Accreditation System can provide about be registered and by
Verifying is to receive and/or the information of the entity using the information from real time tracing system 100.Accreditation System 243 can provide use
Association between the mailer ID of family and user, delivering address or other identifier feature.Mailing can also be provided in Accreditation System 243
Person or consignor and third party share the allowance of its information.Data be arranged module 134 it is determined that Item Information to which
A bit the used time information can be received from Accreditation System 243.In some embodiments, mailer can provide mail clothes for many clients
Business.Mailer can provide the mark of client to Accreditation System 243, and authorize client to receive special article information, or have spy
Determine the information of the article of identifier, destination, return address, entrance etc..Mailer or consignor can to third party or other
User entrusts access grant.This permits allowing client's access needle to the Item Information of mailer ID, is authorized to for by posting
Person is shared.Module 134, which is arranged, in data may access to the information from Accreditation System 243 so as to the chartered user couple of authentication vs. authorization
The access of data in data warehouse 110.
Real time tracing system 100 provides information and receives from measuring system 244 and inputs to measuring system 244.Measuring system
244 can be operated by distribution network or by exclusively carrying out the entity or other physical operations that service performance measurement counts.It chases after in real time
Track system 100 provides scanning metric data, performance measurement data and other analysis data to measuring system 244.Measuring system 244
Received data can be executed with various analyses, and feedback can be provided based on various analyze to real time tracing system 100.The feedback can
It is used to improve the efficiency of real time tracing system 100, or be provided to external user via port 140.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from operational planning system 245 and is inputted.Operational planning system 245 provides each facility
Entry reset the time, operation start and end time and other times requirement.For example, entry, which resets the time, can be spy
Earnest product, disposal unit or synthesis unit must it is processed or from facility remove to meet the grade of service deadline date,
The deadline date of air transport deadline date or other delivering deadline dates.Operational planning system 245 also provides for various facilities
Run start and end time.Real time tracing system 100 resets time progress prediction work load using entry and determines, uses item
Mesh resets the time to determine that needing what equipment, personnel etc. handles article to meet the deadline date of entry clearing time.
Real time tracing system 100 using the operation start and end time from various facilities thus understand between various facilities when
Sequence.For example, if destination facility constrains between having when operation starts, and article is transported to destination from a facility and is set
Apply, then real time tracing system 100 need to know article must be processed and time for being placed in the route of destination facility from
And meet destination facility when operation starts between require.This information is being predicted and is being determined at each facility in distribution network
It is used when the equipment, vehicle and the personnel that need.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from label distribution system 246 and is inputted.The storage of label distribution system 246 is for each
Container, disposal unit, synthesis unit, pallet, sack, pallet or other articles dispose the unique identifier of component, and will only
One identifier is associated with the equipment of specific sample.Therefore, when the scanning to disposal unit is taken from visibility systems 210 or enterprise
When business device 201 receives, information of 100 cross reference of real time tracing system from label distribution system is single to disposition to understand
The scanning of member, pallet, container, pallet etc., and identify special disposal unit, container, pallet etc..This information be used to track embedding
Set association, item tracing and any other expectation application.Real time tracing system 100 also receives from equipment tag system 247 defeated
Enter.Equipment tag system be used to generate the computer readable code for article processing equipment 212 and mail disposition equipment.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from end of run system 248 and is inputted.End of run system 248 is at every sample article
Reason equipment 212 is undergone to the system at its end of run.The quantity of scanning, misfeed, equipment processing speed, handling capacity and other
Statistics is compiled, and real time tracing system 100 is provided to together with the identifier of this article processing equipment 212.It chases after in real time
Track system 100 is adjusted prediction work load using this information and calculated more accurately to reflect any article processing equipment 212
Ability.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from product tracking system 250 and is inputted.Product tracking system 250 is provided for specific
The article of classification and for package and packet manifest information.The article of particular category may include registered mail, or have specific
It tracks, the article of informing and requirement for insurance.In the delivering that distribution network provides to the article of mail and package, separation can be used
System handled and tracked.Product tracking system 250 can provide the information about package and packet, including package weight, body
Product, size, type, sender, recipient, special disposition requires or any other desired package information.Real-time tracing system
This information can be used to generate inventory by system 100, prediction work load determines, SPM and BI are applied.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from international data conveyer system 251 and is inputted.International data conveyer system 251 includes
About initiate internationally or be intended to carry out international delivery article information.The domestic circulation network of such as mail service etc
It can be connected with international liquidity network (for example, foreign country is postal).When article is intended to carry out international delivery, foreign distribution network
Item Information, such as electronic manifest information, article mark, type of items, number of articles are provided to international data conveyer system 251
Deng.This information is provided to real time tracing system 100, and wherein it is used for inventory and prediction work load determination and other phases
Hope application.
Real time tracing system 100 generates system 252 from code and receives input.Computer readable code generates system and is configured to make a living
At article can be attached to for the computer readable code used in distribution network.Distribution network can be to individual, business, delivery
People and other entities provide the ability for generating computer readable code, and individual, business, consignor and other entities can prepare to them
Or it is supplied to distribution network and the computer readable code is enclosed with the article consigned or delivered.System 252 is generated using code, it is real
Body can input Item Information, the article grade of service and the other information about article, and requesting computer code-reading.Code is raw
The code is generated at system 252, and the code of generation and Item Information are supplied to real time tracing system 100.Real time tracing system 100
It is loaded using this information progress item tracing, inventory, SPM, prediction work determining etc..When the computer readable code with generation
When article is swallowed to or brings into distribution network, bar code mobile scanners have been 203, hand-scanner 214 or the object of generation
Product processing equipment 212 is scanned, and is sent to real time tracing system 100 via visibility server 210.Real-time tracing system
It is associated with the article of scanning that system 100 will generate the received Item Information of system 252 from code, and by scan event, scan position
It is associated with the article in data warehouse 110 with other scanning informations.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from electronic manifest system 253 and is inputted.Electronic documentation system is provided to distribution network
Mailer, consignor or other entities of electronic document receive electronic manifest.Electronic manifest may include mailer ID, consignor
ID, type of items, the article grade of service, number of articles, article destination, product input enter part point, by mailer or delivery
Life at any nested association and about any other expectation information of delivery.This information is provided to real-time tracing system
System 100 is used for the determination of inventory and prediction work load, for tracking purpose and for any other intended use.Electronics
Manifest systems 253 can provide the information about e-mail items (for example, atlas, mail etc.), compared to can be by product tracking system
251 packages or package informatin provided.
Real time tracing system 100 is received from special service system 254 and is inputted.Special service system 254 can provide special ask
It asks to dispose special article.It is mentioned for example, mailer, consignor or other entities may want to each address into given area
For specific mailbag.In this case, mailer does not need to write the address of each individual e-mail items.Mailer is to special service
System 254 provides information, informs special case to real time tracing system 100 and provides the capacity for the article to be delivered.This
Capacity or quantity information can be used for visibility report, SPM, prediction work load, inventory etc..
In some embodiments, distribution network can be United States postal service.Based on all above-mentioned inputs, in data warehouse
The type of the data of middle storage can include: Item Information, including goods attribute；Disposition event；Transporting position information, including come from
The GPS location data of common carrier and transport resource (truck, automobile, train etc.)；Nesting association；Manifest information, including article are gathered around
The person of having, preparator, delivery position, work and article are associated with nesting,；Agreement and distribution, for example, the delivery period arranged,
Air transport agreement and distribution etc.；Reference data, including facilities information, article processing equipment information, including maintenance are arranged, are carried
Trade route line, service standard, crucial entry time, holiday information etc.；And the aggregate number polymerizeing via real time tracing system 100
According to, including inventory, prediction work load, SPM, SPD etc..
Input described herein is merely exemplary.Real time tracing system 100 can have described here more or less
Input without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.In addition, the centre of such as enterprise servers 201 and visibility server 210 etc
Component can be increased or remove on demand, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
Data warehouse 110 and real time tracing system 100 are configured as per diem disposing a large amount of arrival and outgoing data.In real time
Tracing system can dispose the transaction average more than 14.75 hundred million or more daily.For United States Post Office, in 14.75 hundred million transaction
In, article processing equipment 212 generates 12.25 hundred million scanning and 1.92 hundred million mailbags are identified.Table 1 provide for specific to
Other estimations of the real time tracing system 100 of United States Post Office enter boundary's data volume.The each section for providing the distribution network of input is used
Bracket mark.These capacity be only estimate, and real time tracing system 100 can receive and handle than it is those of depicted herein more
The transaction of high capacity.
Table 1
Fig. 3 shows the flow chart of the embodiment of the processing of the article in real time tracing system 100.Processing 300 starts from step
302, wherein real time tracing system 100 receives electronic manifest.As described above, electronic manifest can be via product tracking system 250, electricity
Sub- manifest systems 253 are provided, or can be otherwise input into real time tracing system 100.It should be noted, however, that
Electronic manifest can be provided that or can not be provided for special article.No matter whether electronic manifest is provided, processing 300 can be after
It is continuous.In some embodiments, processing 300 will start from step 304.In addition, processing 300 is for one or several articles herein
And it is described as a processing.However, processing 300 will simultaneously in the situation of distribution network (for example, mail system)
Occur capablely repeatedly, or will occur repeatedly, wherein the different step of processing 300 occurs simultaneously for different articles.In real time
Tracing system 100 can generate article record for each article for including in electronic manifest.
Processing 300 may begin at step 304, or if processing 300 starts from step 302, processing 300 may proceed to step
304, wherein article scanning information is received.As described above, article scanning information can be from motion scan when scanning physical articles
Device 203, hand-scanner 214, article processing equipment 212, full server hand-scanner 216, from transportation system 222 etc.
It receives.As described above, scanning information includes being attached to article or computer readable code associated with article including setting
The information and disposition event type about the equipment or equipment for executing scanning of standby/types of equipment and position.Scanning information exists
It is received in real time tracing system 100 through an input in multiple inputs by mentioned earlier.
Next processing is moved to step 306, wherein determining whether scanning information is identified.In order to determine that scanning information is
No identified, real time tracing system 100 generates system 252, electronic manifest system by computer readable code and previously or concurrently from code
System 253 or from provide computer readable code the received computer readable code of another input be compared.
If the computer readable code of scanning is identified, or receives from another input, article record may be
It is present in data warehouse 110, but by disposition or scan event not associated with it.If it is this situation, then shifting is handled
It moves to step 308, wherein disposition event, types of equipment/position or any other relevant information are recorded in data warehouse
In 110, and it is associated with article and article record.
If the computer readable code of scanning is unrecognized within step 306, article is not yet provided in electronic manifest
On.If it is this situation, then processing is moved to step 310, and wherein article record is created, and scanning information stored and
It is associated with article record and article.In some embodiments, article can be received in distribution network without accompanying
Computer readable code.In this case, distribution network produces computer readable code, and code is input to real time tracing system
100, and then scan article.When it happens, real time tracing system 100 is recorded in object by cognizance code, and by scanning information
In product record, article record can generate computer readable code or be created when receiving scanning information.
Next processing is moved to step 312, wherein article record is used to update real-time or near real-time inventory.It is real
When inventory can be provided at any time for each facility, disposal unit, pallet, container etc..Data warehouse 110 is for each
Article stores scanning information, disposition event etc..Using this information, stock model 124 can keep Real-time inventory, which can
The internal and external customer via portal 140 is provided to via sending out notice, Email, SMS message, website interface etc..
Next processing is moved to step 314, wherein desired inventory or workload can be generated.Using in data bins
The real-time item information stored in library 110, and can using transport for example described above in real time tracing system 100 is input to
With property, the other information of article processing equipment availability and arrangement, personnel placement and availability, the grade of service and historical information,
The prediction work that prediction work load blocks 126 generate each facility, vehicle, common carrier being directed in distribution network etc. loads number
According to.For example, data warehouse 110 includes the information for each article in distribution network, and it is directed to each article, with example
Such as, article is needed by so that the next delivering point for being delivered to next facility of destination is associated.Therefore, prediction work is negative
Prediction inventory can be provided for any time for each facility by carrying module 126.As described above, this information be used to calculate at article
Reason equipment runing time, personnel demand, vehicle demand etc..
Since step 314, processing 300 is separated into parallel route.However, in some embodiments, for providing service
The path of performance measurement can be delayed by, and be not performed, or be performed in a certain other times.One paths of processing 300 draw
It is directed at step 318, wherein the expectation for given facility generation or prediction work load and practical received object in a step 314
Product inventory is compared.Compare and is used for determining that prediction work load determines whether accurate or parameter needs to be adjusted
To provide more accurate prediction work load.
Processing be moved to step 320, wherein performance measurement is generated, for example, SPM described above and SPD or it is any its
The performance measurement that he wants is generated.Performance measurement can be supplied to inside and outside use by real-time or near real-time via portal
Family.Or performance measure information can be collected, be stored, and be sent by batch to user under request.
Next processing is moved to decision state 316 from step 320, wherein whether real time tracing system 100 determines article
It has been delivered.Another Route guiding of processing 300 to decision state 316, state operates as described below.In the state of decision
In 316, real time tracing system 100 determines whether article has been delivered to understand that article is in during its life cycle
In distribution network where.If article not yet receive delivering disposition event, article still in distribution network, and
And other disposition events or scanning information are expected to.At this point, processing 300 is moved to step 322, wherein real time tracing system 100
Wait the scanning information for being directed to article.Real time tracing system 100 can have stored it is associated with item scan event when
Between, and can have time indicateing arm, which provides any point that article is expected in distribution network
Time range, such as article need how long flower from a facility is moved to another facility.If not estimation when
Between or the standard time in receive scanning information for article, then real time tracing system 100 can internally or external user is raw
At article by the warning of excessive deferral, message or communication, and people or system in distribution network is reminded to take action to determine
The reason of delay.
Instantly when a scanning information is received at step 322, repeat to handle for article, until thing is disposed in delivering
Part is recorded.In this case, processing from decision state 316 is moved to step 324, wherein article be updated with delivering event,
Time and position.Delivering event can be provided real time to recipient, consignor, mailer or other interested sides.One
In a little embodiments, if mobile scanners have been 203 is GPS activation, the position of common carrier can in real time tracing system 100 quilt
Tracking.When common carrier is close to the GPS coordinate of delivery location, or come the geography established around destination or other selected locations
When in fence, real time tracing system 100 can be informed or be notified to recipient, owner etc.: common carrier is just close to delivering point.It is sending
After reaching, common carrier is scanned using mobile scanners have been 203, and common carrier or mobile scanners have been 203 indicate that the scanning is needle
To delivering.Delivering disposition event may be provided to real time tracing system 100, and delivers event and be recorded, and article is remembered
Record is updated.
Next processing is moved to step 326, wherein performance information is generated.Performance information may include based on the grade of service
Delivery time line, scanning information accuracy, from delivering network in personnel any observation or comment or any other
Desired performance information.Can be stored in data warehouse 110 for the performance information of each article for for by internal or
External user then accesses.
In some embodiments, distribution network may include real time tracing system 100 described here.By using chasing after in real time
Track system 100, distribution network can for each article in distribution network in real time and/or near real-time track and store about
Starting point, current location, upper disposition event, next disposition event, intermediate stopping, delivering destination and date of delivery/event
The information of estimation.Real-time distribution network may also be aware of and/or track sender (for example, mailer, retailer, private parties by the gross
Deng) mark.For each article using the unique identifier of such as mailer or consignor ID etc, the mark of sender can
It is associated with the article moved in real-time distribution network.Distribution network may also be aware of the mark of article.The mark of article can root
It is determined according to the electronic manifest of sender or consignor's offer by article to determine, or based on the mark of consignor, Huo Zheke
It is coded in the unique identifier on article.
As described above, BI module 132 and any other module described here may include processor and memory, and
It can be configured to analysis article mark and destination, and generate to third party or the information of request entity.This BI module 132 can quilt
Implement on stand-alone computers, or can be a part of data warehouse 110.Distribution network can keep and collect about daily
It is delivered to the quantity of the article of recipient and the information of mark.This information is received under the guide of the processing of data warehouse 110
Collect and is stored.For example, data warehouse 110 is via wired or wireless network and article processing equipment 212 (for example, sorting and place
Set machine, common carrier, circulation facility etc.) communication.
This information identification particular recipient or one group of recipient can be received the type of article when all number of days are valuable.
For example, BI module 132 can analyze Item Information had received from mailer with to determine particular recipient at which day it is most or minimum
Advertising items perhaps most magazine or register or any other desired information.This information can be all for wishing to send
As the mailer of the article of advertisement or consignor be it is valuable, the advertisement by can receive minimum competition advertisement time or day quilt
It receives to maximize recipient for the article or the advertisement chance checking or take action to mailer.
In some embodiments, as described above, real time tracing system 100 identifies and stores the mark of sender and/or article
Know in data warehouse 110.The identifier that mark could be attached to or be labelled to article from such as computer readable code obtains.Some
In embodiment, the mark of sender and/or article can be by explaining identifier or decoding and use decoded or explanation
Information obtained to search or inquire mark associated with identifier.Real time tracing system 100 sends retail by receiving
The exclusive manifest information of quotient or mark come know article be from special entity such as Amazon, e-Bay, register retailer
What line retailer or any other retailer or entity were sent.
In some embodiments, the delivery address of article or Shipping Address can be associated by real time tracing system 100.BI mould
Block 132 can be associated with classification by the mark of the sender of article or Shipping Address.BI module 132 can classify to article with
Data are consigned and received for tracking or preparing.BI module 132 can classify to possible marketed material, such as electronics produces
Product, utensil, home decoration, clothing, DVD, CD, office appliance and any other desired classification.In some embodiments, it flows
Open network can be according to cost for example, high-value items, low value article etc. classify to possible marketed material.These classification
It is only exemplary, and it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other can be used without departing from the scope of the disclosure
Classification or basis of classification.
BI module 132 can be in memory by the address in the shop of retailer and retailer, Transfer center, warehouse etc. and object
One or more classifications of product are associated.For example, BI module 132 can be related to electronic product and utensil by electronic retailer
Connection and traditional department store are associated with clothing, home decoration etc..When delivery facility for retailer Shipping Address or
When the title of retailer is read in distribution network, scans, captures, handles or is otherwise disposed, article can be
It is associated with the classification of article in data warehouse 110 or BI module 132.The article which type is BI module 132 can provide is passed
Send polymerization or the assemble data of the recipient into given geographic area.In some embodiments, BI module 132 is based on retailer
Or the mark of sender come the type of items information that collects without using goods categories.
In some embodiments, mailer can have or can be assigned unique mailer's mark, the mark quilt by the gross
Coding can be read in article or as it circulates in distribution network from article.Therefore BI module 132 can be based on postal
The person of posting or consignor ID identify advertisement, register, magazine or other mailbags.In some embodiments, distribution network is from being supplied
To receiving article identification information in the manifest information of the sender of distribution network.In this way, BI module 132 or real time tracing system
Mark, the type of advertisement, type of register of 100 traceable articles etc., these are delivered to specific geographical area.
By identifying that the article for the recipient being delivered in distribution network or the type of article, BI module 132 can collect
About particular recipient or the valuable information for buying in preference, interest and hobby of one group of recipient.For example, BI module 132 from
Data warehouse 110 receives Item Information and destination information.BI module 132 include on how to handle, manipulate, collect or with
Other modes assess the instruction of received information.BI module 132 can with a variety of different modes for example, according to the value of article,
The frequency of article delivery or any other desired classification classify to article.BI module 132 can based on by recipient or
The type or value of one group of received article of recipient infer the related income level of recipient or one group of recipient.For example,
If specific geographical area receives the article for being classified as expensive articles, BI module 132 can infer receipts based on these classifications
Enter horizontal or purchase preference.If the name from high-end shops is subscribed to bigger frequency compared with other regions in geographic area
Record, then BI module 132 can infer income level or purchase preference based on register.These are only example, and this field skill
Art personnel will be understood that, be guided by the disclosure, and the mark of marketed material can be analyzed to determine the geographic area that article is delivered
Trend and feature.
BI module 132 can collect and provide the information of brief rank.Consider that control is received by individual reception person in privacy
When the mark of article, distribution network can collect for the geographic area of definition or aggregation information.In addition, being related in privacy consideration
In time, BI module 132 can classification or type based on article, rather than the specific article of specific recipient is sent to by identification
To collect or aggregation information.BI module 132 can be configured to provide data, trend and any other information, so that specific object
The recipient of product can not be identified individually out.For example, BI module 132 can collect about the article delivery for being directed to one group of recipient
Information.In the context of mail service, this group of recipient can be in block level by group.Block can be according to geographic definitions
Block, or one group of recipient can be defined as.Several blocks can be assembled into together in region.In some embodiments
In, region may include from 100 individual recipients to the recipient thousands of individual reception persons.BI module 132 can be directed to
Block or region, or for any other desired geographic area come assemble data.In some embodiments, BI module 132
The data for being provided to subscriber, user or other interested parties are provided to support to be mentioned by real time tracing system 100 or distribution network
The product of confession or service.
In some embodiments, real time tracing system 100 carries out it when magazine or register move between distribution network
Identification.BI module 132 can be identified based on the delivering destination of sender, mailer or consignor ID and magazine and register
Which magazine or register are provided to a certain recipient or one group of recipient.Therefore, mark and purpose based on magazine or register
Ground, distribution network can be pushed away via data warehouse 110 and/or BI module 132 based on the type of received magazine and/or register
The characteristic of disconnected recipient or one group of recipient.This data is useful in many contexts.For example, BI module 132 can recognize
Out in identical city, particular block, neighbours or region are miscellaneous with ratio more higher than other blocks or neighbours subscription sport
Will.Mailer, retailer, advertiser or with other associated entities of sport then can be to the body with greater percentage
Educate bean vermicelli customization advertisement, promotion or other chances.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that 132 deducibility of BI module or identification in addition to
Population information or other information in external many different zones those of described here.
In another example, the geographic area of such as block etc can be identified as compared with another block by BI module 132
The package of higher amount is received from online retailer.This can indicate the block for receiving the package of higher amount than another geographic area
More it is related to e-commerce and online shopping.E-commerce agency or online retailer then can be to the inclined of instruction online shopping
Good region customizes its advertisement distribution, invites or promote.
Block can be identified as receiving the baby of higher amount or the article of child's related category by BI module 132.Circulate net
Then network can provide this information to the retailer of toy article relevant with other children.
As another example, when new, height expectation electronic product is for example, video game console or platform listing
When, video game manufacturers can request distribution network to provide about which geographic area is received to new video game console or is put down
The information of the higher concern of platform.With this information, video game manufacturers can be to the concern having to video game console group
Those of region provide related request or advertisement to be delivered.
It is above only the example used to the information to collect from distribution network.These are only exemplary, not
Intention limits the scope of the present disclosure.In addition, this is not intended to limit used herein of geography although block is known as geographic area by example
The range in region.In addition, not necessarily strategic point refers to the normally understood block in the context in city to term block.Term block
It can be referred to any geographic area for the recipient for being incorporated to more than one article.
Article mark and the association of the storage from data warehouse 110, such as history delivery information can be used in BI module 132
And trend.The value of this information can provide such as working strength distribution and other operating efficiencies, and can support new product kimonos
Business.In some embodiments, snapshot or real time information can be used to carry out assembling information for distribution network.
Under request, BI module 132 can be assessed currently meets all of mark and destination standard in distribution network
Article.For example, general store can have time-sensitive or finite time invitation or promotion.General store can be from circulation net
Network requests the information of the currently identification information of the article in distribution network.In this way, time-sensitive or finite time invitation
It may be oriented to being currently arranged to receive those of related or associated with time-sensitive or finite time requirement article
Object.In some embodiments, the invitation of finite time can be the physical articles for being delivered to specific recipient, such as postal
Part.In some embodiments, the invitation of finite time can be transferred into via digital communication, call or other communications
Recipient can be concurrently directed to and currently be arranged to receive object associated with time-sensitive or finite time invitation
Product.
BI module 132 can analyze item descriptors in each point of distribution network or level.BI module 132 can be included in
The point of distribution network identifies article, and sends the mark of article or goods categories to central memory under request.In some realities
It applies in example, BI module 132 can determine the mark of article at area or center circulation station.In some embodiments, distribution network
It is to be identified at the circulation facility close to delivering point to article in unit circulation level.Therefore, BI module 132 can be more
A rank provides article mark or type or BI module 132 and can coalesce at central processing unit for the geographic area defined
Mark or type information, and provide local, area, country or global information.
BI module 132 may include portal, to the interested third of the information of region level information or any granularity level
Specific data of the request distribution network offer about block, region or other geographic areas can be provided.It is specifically asked receiving
When asking, stored article mark and associated recipient information can be assessed or be analyzed to BI module 132 to identify trend, identify
Concern to certain form of article, and the comparison between isolated geographic area between such as region or one group of region comes
The specific request of response.For example, automobile dealerships may like to know which region in city or city has higher automobile
Owning rate or which more likely drive the automobile of specific brand.Automobile dealerships can access BI module 132 via portal 140
To find or request this information.Then distribution network can assess the mark that the article of recipient is delivered in city or city
Or place of departure.Distribution network can recognize such as automobile payment notice, repair shop's communication, for the advertisement of automobile, from vehicle part
The package and the relevant article of other motor vehicles of shop or the relevant retailer's delivering of motor vehicle.Distribution network to this information into
Row collects and can provide the response to specifically requesting to automobile dealerships.In some embodiments, distribution network can be to requestor
The access to anonymous or unidentified block or region level information in neutral " sandbox " environment is provided, this will allow requestor
Execute themselves search to distribution network data.
In some embodiments, the compilation of BI module 132 is from data source rather than article mark or sender identify received letter
Breath.For example, BI module 132 can receive mark house or business due to nobody, the request at the family Ying Ju, or due to various other originals
The information of any delivering is not received thus.Distribution network can to the interested agency of these information provide it is vacant about house,
Commercially vacant information.By evaluation history and current vacancy rate, BI module 132 is capable of providing vacant trend.Similarly, pass through
Assess the history quantity of address or destination and with the increase of delivering address or destination in specific geographical area (due to new
Building, cell or other factors) it compares, distribution network can recognize the trend in the house increased and/or commerce area.Cause
This, in the situation of United States Post Office, distribution network can recognize population increase or loss trend, or for block, region,
Other demographics of state, area, area, ZIP code, circulating area, area or country level or any other desired region.
It lives and the vacant or occupation rate of business for government department, facility, retailing quotient and can derive value and know
Road about block, region or other ranks demographic region other people can be it is beneficial.For example, facility may wish to expand
Open up the infrastructure of block or region.How to be changed by the occupation rate or population of knowing region, public utilities can be made more
Wise decision.As another example, retailing quotient may wish to extend or build another shop or facility.Retailing quotient
From BI module 132 can request and/or obtain via " sandbox " application or via other a certain interfaces about town, city,
The information of the region of most rapid growth or atrophy in country etc..Using this information, retailing quotient can determine its striving direction
To carry out extensions of commerce sites and/or newly-built increasing those the fastest areas.
Without departing from the scope of the disclosure, these exemplary functions of BI module 132 can also be by real-time tracing
Any other part of system 100 is for example, functional module 120 or application module 130 execute.
The specific embodiment of system, apparatus and method disclosed herein is described in detail in above description.However, will recognize that
It arrives, how detailed no matter expressively in the text above, system, apparatus and method can be practiced in many ways.Also as above
What face was stated, it should be noted that the use of specific term is not construed as in certain features or aspect of description invention
Implying that term is redefined herein includes any specific of the features or aspect of the associated technology of the term to be limited to
Characteristic.
This technology can operate together with numerous other general or specialized computing system environments or configuration.It can be suitble to and the present invention
The example of the well known computing system, environment and/or the configuration that are used together includes but is not limited to: personal computer, server meter
Calculation machine, hand-held or portable device, multicomputer system, microprocessor-based system, programmable consumption electronic product,
Network PC, minicomputer, mainframe computer, including distributed computing environment and class any in system or equipment above
Like equipment.As used herein, term system, server and module can be referred to be able to carry out the software application of described function,
Computer, the network equipment, database or other hardware or software.System, server and module can be embodied in independent calculating
On machine, networked computer, or the other parts of real time tracing system 100 can be embodied in.By component be described as server,
Module or system be not by component limited to this.
As used herein, instruction refers to the computer implemented step for handling information in systems.Instruction can be
It is realized in software, firmware or hardware, and any kind of programming step including being carried out by system component.
Microprocessor can be any conventional general purpose single-chip or multi-chip microprocessor, such asProcessing
Device,Pro processor, 8051 processors,Processor, PowerProcessor orPlace
Manage device.In addition, microprocessor can be any conventional special microprocessor, such as digital signal processor or graphics process
Device.Microprocessor usually has conventional address wire, routine data line and one or more conventional control lines.
The system can connect use with various operating systems, such asOr Microsoft
System control can be write with any conventional programning languages, such as C, C++, BASIC, Pascal or Java, and
And it is run in conventional operating systems.C, C++, BASIC, Pascal, Java and FORTRAN are many business compilers, Ke Yiyong
To create the professional standard programming language of executable code.The control of system also can be used interpretative code and write, such as Perl,
Python or Ruby.
It will also be appreciated by the skilled artisan that the various illustrative logics in conjunction with described in embodiment disclosed herein
Block, module, circuit and algorithm steps can be implemented as electronic hardware, on a computer-readable medium storage and can be by processors
The software of execution, or both combination.In order to be clearly shown this interchangeability of hardware and software, above it is various illustrative
Component, block, module, circuit and step have surrounded their functions and have carried out generality description.Such function is implemented as firmly
The design constraint that part or software depend on concrete application and is applied in whole system.Those of skill in the art can be for each
Concrete application realizes described function in a manner of flexible, but such realization decision is not construed as so that de-
From scope of the present disclosure.
Can use the general processor for being designed to execute function as described herein, digital signal processor (DSP),
Specific integrated circuit (ASIC), field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or other Programmadle logic devices (PLD), discrete gate or crystalline substance
Body pipe logical device, discrete hardware components or their any combination combine described by the disclosure herein to realize or execute
Various illustrative logical blocks, module and circuit.General processor can be microprocessor, but in alternative solution, processing
Device can be any traditional processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine.Processor is also implemented as calculating equipment
Combination, such as the combination of DSP and microprocessor, multi-microprocessor, the one or more micro processs combined with DSP core
Device or any other such configuration.
If realized in software, function can be stored in one or more instructions or generation on computer-readable medium
It is sent on code or as one or more instruction or code.The step of method disclosed herein or algorithm, can occupy meter
It is realized in the software module that processor on calculation machine readable medium can be performed.Computer-readable medium includes computer storage medium
Both with communication media, including can be enabled so that computer program is sent to another vicinal any medium from a place.
Storage medium can be any usable medium that can be accessed by computer.By way of example, and not limitation, such calculating
Machine readable medium may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disc storages, disk storage or other magnetic storage apparatus,
Or it can be used for storing desired program code in the form of instruction or data structure and can be accessed by a computer any
Other media.In addition, any connection can be properly termed computer-readable medium.Disk and CD as used herein
Including compact disk (CD), laser-optical disk, optical compact disks, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray Disc, wherein magnetic
Disk usually magnetically replicate data, and CD using laser optics replicate data.Combination of the above should also be included in meter
In the range of calculation machine readable medium.In addition, the operation of method or algorithm can be used as one or any combination in code and instruction
Or gather and reside on machine readable media and computer-readable medium, on the machine readable media and computer-readable medium
It can be incorporated into that in computer program product.
System disclosed herein, some embodiments of equipment and method is described in detail in above description.However, will recognize that
It arrives, how detailed no matter expressively in the text above, system, apparatus and method can be practiced in many ways.Also as above
As face is stated, it should be noted that should not be by the use of specific term in certain features or aspect of description invention
Be considered as imply term be redefined herein include to be limited to the associated technology of the term features or aspect it is any
Concrete property.
Those skilled in the art is it should be understood that carrying out various modifications and changing without departing from described skill
The range of art.These modifications and variations are contemplated within the scope of embodiment.Those skilled in the art is it will also be appreciated that packet
The part included in one embodiment can be exchanged with other embodiments；One or more portions in discribed embodiment
Dividing can be included in described other embodiments with any combination.For example, described in described here and/or attached drawing not
Same any of component can be combined, exchanges or be excluded from other embodiments.
For the use of substantially any plural number and/or singular references here, those skilled in the art can be from
Plural number is read as odd number and/or is read as plural number from odd number, as long as being suitable for context and/or application.For clarity, bright here
Really propose the displacement of various singular/plurals.
In general those skilled in the art should be understood that, here used in term be usually contemplated as being and " open
Put " (for example, term " includes " should be interpreted that " including but not limited to ", term " having " should be interpreted " at least have to term
Have ", term " includes " should be interpreted " including but not limited to " etc.).It should be understood by those skilled in the art that if institute
The given number of the claim narration of introducing be it is contemplated that such expection will enunciate in the claims, and
When such narration is not present then without such expection.For example, as the help to understanding, appended claims be can wrap
Containing advancing phrase "at least one" and " one or more " is used, to introduce the narration of claim.However, using this kind of phrase
Should not be read as implying the claim that introduces by indefinite article "a" or "an" describes will be comprising introducing in this way
Any specific claim of claim narration is limited to the embodiment described in this way comprising only one, even if working as the same power
Benefit require to include advancing phrase " one or more " or "at least one" and indefinite article such as "a" or "an" (for example,
" one " and/or "one" should usually be read as meaning "at least one" or " one or more ")；For introducing claim narration
The use of definite article be also such.In addition, even if the given number of introduced claims state is expressly recited, still
Those skilled in the art will be appreciated that number that such statement should usually be read as meaning at least to be described (for example, " two
The direct narration of narration " generally means that at least two narrations or two or more narrations without other modifiers).Moreover,
In using those of the routine for being similar to " at least one of A, B and C etc. " situation, usually such interpret is expected to originally
Field technical staff should be understood that the conventional meaning (for example, " system at least one of A, B and C " will include but
Be not limited to only A, only B, only C, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together and/or A, B and C together etc. be
System).In using those of the routine for being similar to " at least one of A, B and C etc. " situation, usually such interpret is expected to
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the conventional meaning will be (for example, " system at least one of A, B and C " will include
But be not limited to only A, only B, only C, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together and/or A, B and C together etc. be
System).What those skilled in the art will be further appreciated that is in fact to indicate two or more optional terms almost
Any antonym and/or phrase, no matter in specification, claims or attached drawing, it should be understood that imagining includes term
In one, either one or two term in term a possibility that.For example, phrase " A or B " will be understood to comprise " A " or
A possibility that " B " or " A and B ".
All references cited herein is incorporated herein by by reference of text.In the publication that is incorporated by reference into and
In the degree that patent or patent application are contradicted with disclosure included in specification, specification is expected to be replaced and/or excellent
Prior to any such contradictory material.
As used herein, term " includes " and "comprising", " containing " or " it is characterized in that " be synonym, and be
It is inclusiveness or open, and it is not excluded for other, not state element or method and step.
All numbers of amount, the reaction condition of the expression composition used in the present specification and claims etc. are all
In the case of shall be construed as being modified by term " about ".Therefore, unless the contrary indication, otherwise show in specification and appended
Claim in numerical parameter be the approximation that is changed of desired characteristic that can attempt to obtain according to the present invention.Extremely
It is few, and it is not intended to limit the application for being equal to religious doctrine with the scope of the claims, each numerical parameter should be according to effective digital
Number and common rounding method explain.
It is described above to disclose several methods and material of the invention.The present invention is easy to carry out repairing for method and material
Change and the change of manufacturing method and equipment.These modifications will be by the disclosure disclosed herein or practice
The considerations of and obvious are become to those skilled in the art.Therefore, not expected to limit the invention to specific implementation disclosed herein
Example, but its all modification for being covered in the true spirit and scope of the present invention embodied in appended embodiment and replace
It changes.
Claims (52)
1. a kind of system for providing to distribution network access, comprising:
Scanner is configured as scanning the computer readable code on the article in the distribution network to generate scanning number
According to；
Data storage bank is communicated with the scanner, and the data storage bank is configured as storing the scan data；
Interface is configured as receiving user's request for service performance measurement, selects to deposit to be requested based on the user
It stores up the scan data in the data storage bank and transmits to processor by selection scan data；
Wherein the processor is configured to receive it is described by selection scan data and based on it is described by selection scan data come
Diagnostic service performance, to be reported according to the diagnosis generation service performance of service performance and correct service performance problem.
2. system according to claim 1, wherein diagnostic service performance include will be described by selection scan data and predetermined
Threshold value is compared.
3. system according to claim 2 detects at predetermined threshold wherein the interface is configured to work as
Alarm is provided when service performance.
4. system according to claim 1, wherein corrigendum service performance problem includes distribution delivery resources.
5. system according to claim 4, wherein distribution delivery resources include recycling article processing facility, being transport group
Part fixed course is marketed material fixed course.
6. system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to manipulation for characterizing delivering money
The resource data in source.
7. system according to claim 6, wherein the resource data includes from by article processing facility data, personnel's number
According to the data selected in the group of, transportation data, article loop-around data, item inventory data and combinations thereof composition.
8. system according to claim 1, wherein service performance report includes that service performance is predicted.
9. system according to claim 1, wherein generating the service performance report includes scanning number by selection for described
It is compared according to service standard.
10. system according to claim 1, wherein the interface is configured as receiving for for instructing marketed material
The second user of the computer readable code of circulation is requested.
11. system according to claim 10, wherein the computer readable code pair information associated with destination into
Row coding.
12. system according to claim 1, wherein the scan data includes indicating the information of user.
13. system according to claim 12, wherein the interface is configured as the information based on instruction user to described
User provides the selective access to the scan data.
14. system according to claim 13, wherein the interface further comprises the verifying portal for verifying the user,
Selectively to provide the access to the scan data.
15. system according to claim 14, wherein before providing to the user to the access of the scan data,
The verifying portal needs credential information.
16. a kind of for providing the method for the access to distribution network, comprising:
The computer readable code on the article in the distribution network is scanned to generate scan data；
The scan data is stored in data storage bank；
Generate interface；
The request measured for service performance is received from user in the interface；
Based on the request selecting scan data received；
To processor transmit from the data storage bank by selection scan data；
Using the processor, based on it is described by selection scan data come diagnostic service performance；
Service performance report is generated based on the diagnosis of service performance；
By the interface, Xiang Suoshu user transmits the service performance report；And
Service performance problem is corrected according to the diagnosis of service performance.
17. according to the method for claim 16, wherein diagnostic service performance include will be described by selection scan data and pre-
Determine threshold value to be compared.
18. according to the method for claim 16, wherein corrigendum service performance problem includes distribution delivery resources.
19. according to the method for claim 18, wherein distribution delivery resources are including making article processing facility circulation, being transport
Component fixed course is marketed material fixed course.
20. further comprising according to the method for claim 17, the resource data received for characterizing delivery resources.
21. according to the method for claim 20, wherein the resource data includes from by article processing facility data, personnel
The data selected in the group of data, transportation data, article loop-around data, item inventory data and combinations thereof composition.
22. according to the method for claim 20, wherein diagnostic service performance includes manipulation resource data.
23. according to the method for claim 16, wherein diagnostic service performance report includes executing service performance prediction.
24. according to the method for claim 17, wherein diagnostic service performance includes by described by selection scan data and clothes
Business standard is compared.
25. according to the method for claim 17, further comprise when detecting the service performance at the predetermined threshold,
Alarm is provided by the interface.
26. according to the method for claim 23, wherein generating service performance report includes generating service performance prediction address.
27. according to the method for claim 16, wherein the scan data includes indicating the information of the user.
28. according to the method for claim 27, further comprising being selected based on the information of the user is indicated for grasping
The vertical scan data.
29. according to the method for claim 28, further comprising receiving credential information.
30. further comprising according to the method for claim 29, that the credential information is associated with the user.
31. a kind of for providing the system of the access to distribution network, comprising:
For scanning the computer readable code on the article in the distribution network to generate the device of scan data；
Device for being stored in the scan data in data storage bank；
For generating the device of interface；
For the device of the request measured for service performance to be received from user in the interface；
Device for the identity selection scan data based on the user；
For transmitting the device by selection scan data from the data storage bank to processor；
For use the processor based on it is described by selection scan data come the device of diagnostic service performance；
For generating the device of service performance report based on the diagnosis of service performance；
For transmitting the device that the service performance is reported to the user by the interface；And
For correcting the device of service performance problem according to the diagnosis of service performance.
32. a kind of system for operating distribution network, comprising:
Scanner is configured as scanning the computer readable code on multiple articles in the distribution network to generate scanning
Data, wherein the scan data includes the identification information for the multiple article；
Data storage bank is communicated with the scanner, wherein the data storage bank is configured as storing the identification information；
Processor is communicated with the data storage bank, is configured as characterizing the multiple article and based on the identification information
To generate the classification information for the multiple article；
Interface is configured as receiving user's request for classification information from user, and is directed to processor transmission
The request of classification information；
Wherein in response to being directed to the request of classification information, the processor is configured to requested and generated based on the user
Classification information sends the multiple computer readable code to the user to generate multiple computer readable codes.
33. system according to claim 32, wherein the multiple computer readable code pair is associated with delivering destination
Information encoded.
34. system according to claim 32, wherein the scan data further comprises for the multiple article
The geography information of intended destination.
35. system according to claim 34, wherein generating classification information further comprises definition block.
36. system according to claim 35, wherein generating classification information further comprises by identification information and geographical letter
Manner of breathing association.
37. system according to claim 32, wherein generating classification information includes generating the object for characterizing the multiple article
Product classification information.
38. system according to claim 32, wherein generating classification information includes generating to characterize the pre- of the multiple article
The demographic information of phase recipient.
39. the system according to claim 38, wherein generating classification information further comprises flowing identification information and characterization
The order history information of the past delivering of logical article is associated.
40. system according to claim 32, wherein the scan data further comprises sender information.
41. system according to claim 40, wherein the classification information for generating the article further comprises by the hair
The person's of sending information is associated with sender's classification.
42. a kind of method for operating distribution network, comprising:
The computer readable code on multiple articles is scanned to generate scan data, wherein the scan data includes for described more
The identification information of a article；
By the identification information storage in data storage bank；
Generate interface；
The request for being directed to classification information is received from user in the interface；
The multiple article is characterized using processor to generate the classification letter for the multiple article based on the identification information
Breath；
It is requested using the processor based on user to generate multiple computer readable codes；And
The multiple computer readable code is sent to the user.
43. according to the method for claim 42, wherein the computer readable code pair letter associated with delivering destination
Breath is encoded.
44. according to the method for claim 42, wherein the scan data further comprises for the multiple article
The geography information of intended destination.
45. according to the method for claim 44, wherein generating classification information further comprises definition block.
46. according to the method for claim 44, wherein generating classification information further comprises by identification information and geographical letter
Manner of breathing association.
47. according to the method for claim 42, wherein generating classification information includes generating the object for characterizing the multiple article
Product classification information.
48. according to the method for claim 42, wherein generating classification information includes generating to characterize the pre- of the multiple article
The demographic information of phase recipient.
49. according to the method for claim 48, wherein generating classification information further comprises flowing identification information and characterization
The order history information of the past delivering of logical article is associated.
50. according to the method for claim 42, wherein the scan data further comprises sender information.
51. according to the method for claim 50, wherein the classification information for generating the article further comprises by the hair
The person's of sending information is associated with sender's classification.
52. a kind of for providing the system of the access to distribution network, comprising:
For scanning the computer readable code on multiple articles to generate the device of scan data, wherein the scan data includes
For the identification information of the multiple article；
For the device by the identification information storage in data storage bank；
For generating the device of interface；
For the device for being directed to the request of classification information to be received from user in the interface；
For using processor to characterize the multiple article to generate the class for being directed to the multiple article based on the identification information
The device of other information；
The device of multiple computer readable codes is generated for using the processor based on user's request；And
For sending the device of the multiple computer readable code to the user.
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